Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Heman Marion Sweatt (1912-1982)
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Preston Taylor (1849–1931)
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George Washington Carver (1864?-1943)
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J. Gary Cooper (1936– )

Explore Global African History

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The Brazzaville Conference, 1944
Haile Selassie
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(1963) Haile Selassie, “Towards African Unity”
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Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana (1949- )
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Gustavo Pinedo Zabala (1988– )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Running for President: George Edwin Taylor, 1904
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Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga
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A Brief History of the San Diego NAACP, 1917-2007
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Jan Mostaert’s Portrait of a Moor (1520-1530)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators